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Tue, 26 Jul 1994
`Tempo' clampdown
`Tempo' clampdown Late last month I waited and waited for the Indonesian news magazine Tempo, the only magazine in the Indonesian language that I subscribed to for Indonesian studies. But it did not arrive.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Ferry shuts services
Ferry shuts services SEMARANG, Central Java: Sejati Berkat, a ferry which has been shuttling between Jepara and the Karimunjawa Islands, has stopped operating since May due to financial losses, the Antara news agency reported.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Have a problem? Write to the governor
Have a problem? Write to the governor JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans are invited to write letters of complaint directly to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja if they can prove that city officials are making things difficult for them or imposing illegal levies for services rendered."I will not open any post boxes.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
PPP needs new leader to avoid a breakup
PPP needs new leader to avoid a breakup JAKARTA (JP): A noted political observer warned that the United Development Party (PPP) may fall apart in the next election if it fails to elect a new leader in its congress next month.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Alien hand in Karachi violence
Alien hand in Karachi violence KARACHI (Reuter): Pakistani authorities said yesterday it was possible some foreign power might be involved in a fresh wave of violence between rival Moslem sects in Karachi, the country's commercial capital.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
S. Jakarta gets its Miss, Mr.
S. Jakarta gets its Miss, Mr. Deivy Zulyanti and Braham Marzuki were elected the 1994 Miss and Mr. (Abang dan None) of South Jakarta, beating 14 other couples participating in the final of the contest on Saturday.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Abdurrahman warns NU to evade external influences
Abdurrahman warns NU to evade external influences JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Abdurrahman Wahid warned members of the influential Moslem organization not to let the forces of external political play tear them apart.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Price declines continued on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, with the broad-based Composite Index losing another three points to close at 455.11 against Friday's 459.07.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also lost ground to close at 108.64 against 109.46.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Preserving teak
Preserving teak Mr. A. Djuana, in his letter published in The Jakarta Post on July 23, 1994, has found that the teak timber in his house is not immune from attack by white ants. Teak was considered to be permanently resistant to marine borers like the toredo worm but maybe white ants are made of...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Tsunami victims flooded with aids
Tsunami victims flooded with aids MALANG: Victims of the tsunami at Tamban coast, Malang, East Java, should not worry for lacking of the basic needs during they rebuild their houses, an official said.The municipality which coordinates the aid has received more than Rp 67 million aid besides food,...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Taiwan wants president to attend APEC summit
Taiwan wants president to attend APEC summit TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan said yesterday it wanted its president to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's summit meeting in Jakarta later this year despite reports of opposition from Beijing.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Govt pursuing all legal options on Kedungombo ruling
Govt pursuing all legal options on Kedungombo ruling JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday said it would go through every legal channel to fight the compensation arrangement set by the Supreme Court for the displaced villagers of Kedungombo, Central Java.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
World junior weightlifting championship opened here
World junior weightlifting championship opened here JAKARTA (JP): The 20th world junior weightlifting championships opened here yesterday evening, with young lifters hoping to establish a number of new records.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Small business needs better coordination to develop
Small business needs better coordination to develop JAKARTA (JP): Better coordination among government institutions, banks and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is needed to accelerate development of small businesses in the country, a senior official said.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Taiwan promises increase in investment in RI
Taiwan promises increase in investment in RIBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat TAIPEI, Taiwan (JP): Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui promised visiting executives of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) here yesterday his country's investments in Indonesia would rise to US$6.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Long licensing procedures remain problem for investors
Long licensing procedures remain problem for investors JAKARTA (JP): Long licensing procedures in local administrations remain the main problem for investors, even though the government has introduced a series of deregulatory measures, State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Mental checks a healthy sign
Mental checks a healthy sign DENPASAR, Bali: A 10-fold increase of mentally disturbed patients at the state-owned Bangli mental hospital was considered a healthy sign by its director Robert Revenger.It "demonstrates an increased awareness among people to undergo mental check-ups ...
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Two muggers shot to death
Two muggers shot to death Police shot to muggers to death in two separate places yesterday and Sunday.Irwan Hidayat, 18, a resident of Jl. Muhamad, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, was shot in his chest and waist while resisting arrest in Kebayoran Baru area, South Jakarta, yesterday at dawn.
Tue, 26 Jul 1994
Foreign investment in domestic press
Foreign investment in domestic pressFrom ProspekDomestic newspaper and magazine publishers are concerned over Law No. 20, 1994, which some circles understood to allow foreign investment in the press.This concern is well founded because even though the media business experienced a boom in the past...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Soeharto may have found his `match'
Soeharto may have found his `match' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, Indonesia's long-time leader who has ruled almost unopposed, may have finally found his match.During a rare dialog with the 73-year old President on Saturday, several children, all top of their class, said they wanted his job --...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Gullit look-alike
Gullit look-alike MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Local hairdressers around the Senggigi Beach have found a new and very profitable business -- hair-braiding tourists to look like Ruud Gullit, the Dutch soccer star.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Alternative for school drop outs
Alternative for school drop outs BANDUNG, West Java: The local authority is offering an alternative to primary school graduates who cannot be accommodated at junior high schools.Governor R. Nuriana proposed that these children consider enrolling in special, non-formal education programs that offer...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Ismail Hasan, Matori urged to step down
Ismail Hasan, Matori urged to step down JAKARTA (JP): A vocal legislator from the United Development Party (PPP) says that party chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum and secretary general Matori Abdul Djalil should step down and make way for others to run the party.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Lampung suffers brain drain
Lampung suffers brain drain BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Young people living in the province prefer other regions over their hometowns for trying their luck in the workplace.Chief of the provincial office of the National Family Planning Coordinating Body Maman Sundjana said many young people who are...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
U.S. embassy official in East Timor
U.S. embassy official in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): An official from the United States embassy in Jakarta was here during the weekend to look into the demonstration at the East Timor University early this month.The embassy's second secretary Phillip L. Anteweiler on Saturday met with Col.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Not to insult
Not to insult I'd like to respond to Mr Roland Larsson's letter in The Jakarta Post, on July 22, 1994. In your letter I can sense that you've been insulted by two pictures in The Jakarta Post. But I think the Post didn't mean to insult Swedish athletes or make fun of them.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Obsolescence in computer technology
Obsolescence in computer technologyBy Y. Prasetyo DECATUR, Georgia (JP): I purchased my first computer in 1985 in Bandung, an Apple Ile, and expected to use it for a long time. I used primarily the word processor, limited spreadsheet, the Multiplan and Supercalc, and some games.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Unscrupulous practices affect housing brokerage
Unscrupulous practices affect housing brokerage JAKARTA (JP): Unscrupulous housing brokerage practices, which lure buyers with elite images of property on sale, have hampered the growth of the housing business.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Regional experts meet to review social problems
Regional experts meet to review social problems JAKARTA (JP): Experts from the Asia-Pacific will gather in Bandung beginning today to review the social problems encountered by countries in the region and discuss ways of overcoming them.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
ASEAN thinks of expansion but neighbors not ready yet
ASEAN thinks of expansion but neighbors not ready yetBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is thinking about extending membership to cover all the 10 states in Southeast Asia, as the six founding member nations initially intended.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Low prices key to stop software piracy
Low prices key to stop software piracyBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): It was indeed a funny coincidence that I should receive a 14-page news release faxed directly from a major software vendor in Singapore right after I presented my personal views on software piracy in my article last week.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Bee experts get together
Bee experts get together JAKARTA: The Asian Apicultural Association (AAA) will hold its second conference in Yogyakarta this week, the Ministry of Forestry said.The July 26-29 conference to be held at the Gadjah Mada University, will focus on bees and beekeeping for social welfare and sustainable...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Bintan to accommodate one million visitors
Bintan to accommodate one million visitors JAKARTA (JP): The development of tourism facilities will enable Bintan Island in Riau, currently inhabited by some 100,000 people, to accommodate up to one million visitors annually in the year 2000, a minister says.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Surjadi complains municipal policy misunderstood
Surjadi complains municipal policy misunderstood JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja complained over the weekend that the administration is often misunderstood and erroneously termed as "cruel" by the public for demolishing the makeshift homes of squatters.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Cry for justice often isn't heard in Indonesia
Cry for justice often isn't heard in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The cry for justice is rarely heard in Indonesia -- not because there is no cause for it -- but because the culture does not encourage people to indulge in such practices, according to a seminar on social justice.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Rubber output likely to fall by seven percent
Rubber output likely to fall by seven percent JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will fail to take advantage of the currently surging prices of natural rubber on the world market because a lengthy drought will probably slash its production by seven percent this year, an industry executive says.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Traffic
TrafficFrom Bisnis IndonesiaJakarta's streets are prone to traffic congestion including its toll roads. This is exacerbated by the fact that too many motorists are ignorant about traffic regulations.The recent shooting, involving an immigration official and the Jakarta military commander, on the...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Fine photo shows held in Jakarta
Fine photo shows held in Jakarta Local photography lovers will have a special opportunity to observe fine photos at two exhibitions to be held this week in the capital.The first exhibition, called Kota Jakarta, is jointly organized by the French Cultural Center and the Jakarta Art Institute.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
ASEAN: No social links to trade issues
ASEAN: No social links to trade issuesBy Pandaya BANGKOK (JP): ASEAN foreign ministers declared on Saturday that they rejected the inclusion of workers rights, labor standards and environmental issues in international trade agreements.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
City detectives to testify in Guam drug tribunal soon
City detectives to testify in Guam drug tribunal soon JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian officials, including two police officers, and two Dutchmen charged with drug trafficking in the Central Jakarta District Court will go to the United States soon.Maj.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Govt studying demands to ban Moslem sect
Govt studying demands to ban Moslem sect JAKARTA (JP): The government says it is studying the demands made by a number of Moslem organizations to ban the activities of the Darul Arqam, a flourishing Moslem sect with headquarters in Malaysia.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
RI vows to win transponder leasing race
RI vows to win transponder leasing race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, with its 27 years of experience in satellite telecommunications technology, expects to come out on top in the competition in satellite transponder leasing in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Children see X-rated films
Children see X-rated films SEMARANG, Central Java: Many movie house operators in the city are violating the age limit by allowing children under 17 years of age to watch X-rated movies, according to a consumer protection agency.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Vietnam finally wins the confidence of ASEAN
Vietnam finally wins the confidence of ASEANBy Robert Templer HANOI (AFP): After decades of being seen as a Marxist peril with an expansionist eye, Vietnam's patient diplomacy has finally won the confidence of its once virulently anti-communist Southeast Asian neighbors.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
UN to help return ethnic Vietnamese back home
UN to help return ethnic Vietnamese back home CHREY THOM, Cambodia (Reuter): Some 6,000 ethnic Vietnamese stranded at Cambodia's eastern river border for more than a year after fleeing Khmer Rouge massacres are suffering a growing sense of despair, a UN official says.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
ASEAN ministers meet 3 hours to discuss `anything under sun'
ASEAN ministers meet 3 hours to discuss `anything under sun' BANGKOK (JP): ASEAN foreign ministers will discuss regional security and political issues with their counterparts from 12 countries for the first time ever today.
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Over 350 junior lifters at Jakarta meet
Over 350 junior lifters at Jakarta meet JAKARTA (JP): More than 350 lifters from five continents are expected to meet in the 20th world junior weightlifting championships, scheduled to start tomorrow.The competition will include musclemen from 13 countries throughout Eastern Europe, dubbed the...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Law enforcers told to focus on illegal logging, fishing
Law enforcers told to focus on illegal logging, fishing JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office, which has been preoccupied by the massive loan scandal at the government-owned Bapindo for the past six months, has been told to take a look at the forestry and fishing industries where there are...
Mon, 25 Jul 1994
Civil servants and discipline
Civil servants and discipline Military discipline is admittedly tighter than civil servants' discipline. In this relation the Minister of Administrative Reforms, T.B. Silalahi, opines that civil servants' discipline needs to be enhanced.